Flooding in western China, the worst in 50 years for some areas, triggered a landslide Wednesday that buried about 30 people, trapped hundreds in a highway tunnel and destroyed a high-profile memorial to a devastating 2008 earthquake.
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The Whidbey Island landslide has residents nervous as several homes sit precariously on the edge. Some of the evacuation orders were lifted late Wednesday but it’s still dangerous for more than a dozen homeowners to return. NBC’s Miguel Almaguer reports.

A man barely escaped his home before it tumbled down a hill in a landslide near Puget Sound on Whidbey Island in Washington state. Damage to other homes has been limited, but loose land still poses serious risks. NBC’s Miguel Almaguer reports.

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Rescue workers carry children out of a village after a landslide hit Tianshui, Gansu province, July 28, 2013. The rescue team on Sunday entered the village which lost contact with the outside world since the landslide on July 25. So far at least 21 people were killed in the landslide, according to X

Rescue workers carry an injured person out of a village after a landslide hit Tianshui, Gansu province, July 28, 2013. The rescue team on Sunday entered the village which lost contact with the outside world since the landslide on July 25. So far at least 21 people were killed in the landslide, accor

A government official takes pictures of a deformed road after a landslide hit part of Lianhuo highway from Baoji to Tianshui in Shaanxi province, July 26, 2013. REUTERS/Rooney Chen (CHINA - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)